Home›Spacecraft and Launch Vehicles›Propulsion›Solid propellantBrowse BySolid propellantFactsSolid propellantSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1957 1Solid propellantFilter Results39 entriesVehicle TypeAllOrbital Launch Vehicles (16)Spacecraft (16)ManufacturerAllArianeGroup (3)British Aerospace (1)Goodyear Aerospace (1)Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (2)Lockheed Martin Corporation (1)Martin Marietta (10)McDonnell Douglas (1)North American Aviation (1)Northrop Grumman Corporation (4)SEREB (1)Vought (1)MakeAllArianeGroup (3)Aérospatiale (1)British Aerospace (1)Goodyear Aerospace (1)Israel Aerospace Industries (2)Lockheed Martin (1)McDonnell Douglas (1)North American Aviation (1)Northrop Grumman (4)YearAll1957 (1)1959 (2)1960 (2)1961 (1)1962 (3)1963 (1)1964 (1)1971 (4)1974 (1)1975 (1)1977 (1)1979 (2)1982 (2)1986 (1)1988 (1)1989 (3)1990 (1)1994 (2)2010 (2)2024 (1)2025 (1)Country of OriginAllFrance (12)Israel (2)Japan (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (23)Body StyleAllLaunch vehicle (16)Missile (14)Sounding rocket (5)Spacecraft (1)Target rocket (1)Engine ClassAllRamjet (1)Rocket (34)StatusAllCancelled (4)In service (3)Out of production (2)Prototype (1)Retired from service (20)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 39Agate (rocket)Solid propellantAGM-12 BullpupSolid propellantAigle (rocket)Solid propellantAriane 6Solid propellantASALMSolid propellantH-IISolid propellantIAI JerichoSolid propellantIAI ShavitSolid propellantLGM-118 PeacekeeperSolid propellantLittle Joe (rocket)Solid propellantM1 (missile)Solid propellantM2 (missile)Solid propellantM20 (missile)Solid propellantM51Solid propellantMagellan (spacecraft)Solid propellantMGM-134 MidgetmanSolid propellantNorthrop Grumman Minotaur IISolid propellantNorthrop Grumman Minotaur IVSolid propellantNorthrop Grumman Minotaur-CSolid propellantNorthrop Grumman PegasusSolid propellantPayload Assist ModuleSolid propellantRM-90 Blue Scout IISolid propellantRubis (rocket)Solid propellantS2 (missile)Solid propellantS3 (missile)Solid propellantScout XSolid propellantScout X-1ASolid propellantScout X-2BSolid propellantScout X-2MSolid propellantSkylark (rocket)Solid propellantSprint (missile)Solid propellantSyLExSolid propellantTitan 34DSolid propellantTitan IIIDSolid propellantTitan IIIMSolid propellantTitan IVSolid propellantTopaze (rocket)Solid propellantUUM-44 SUBROCSolid propellantVought ASM-135 ASATSolid propellantSources1. Wikipedia: Sputnik 1tier 2WikipediaSputnik 1, lead section, launch date sentenceQuote, Sputnik 1, lead section, launch date sentenceIt was launched into an elliptical low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on 4 October 1957 as part of the Soviet space program.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.